National Republican., 1887-01-29
MINISTER SUi>I's RECEPTION.
The Event of the Season in the Socia
World.

World.
The first reception Of the season at the
Japanese legation took place last week.
The house was beautifully decorated. The
Japanese colors over the main entrance
door and also over the entrance door Of the
parlor were combined with the American
colors. The parlors were handsomely fur
nished with greens aud flowers-a magnif-
cent japonica being the most conspicuous
smilaX on the chandeliers and every other
available place. In the bay window of the
| back parlor was queer looking plant,
brought from japan aud growing in large
| magnolia vase, which was said to be an
ornamental cherry.
In the front paror was perfectly i'm.
| mense lacquer cabinet, bountifully sup.
| piled with ornaments, boxes, vases, and Of
japanese material, and also three or four
large photograph albums, containing pic.
| lures OF friends. An ebony cabinet In the
back parlor was filed with Japanese vases
| and other ornaments, the whole crowned
| with an image Of the japanese god Buhda.
| The image represented rather homely Jap
| anese gentleman, arrayed in flowing gar
| ments, with hands folded In the attitude of
| prayer.
Some of those invited were Secretary
| Whitney, Secretary and Mrs. Endicott,
|
| eral and Mrs. Villas, members OF the Senate
and House committees on foreign affairs,
with ladies' the diplomatic corps, and ex-
Secretary McCullocn.
| As aprecaution against a repetition Of the
crowd Of uninvited guests OF some years
| ago, those invited were requested to pre-.
sent their cards at the door. The Japanese
attendant at the door declared that in his
country no such impolteness ever occurred.
i K,,1yt N,l 4. .l,F 81.
| ladies': Nine. Carter, the wife OF the Ha.
waian minister; Mrs. Gomez, the wife of
the secretary of the Brazilian legation;
Miss Yoshi Kuki, Mrs. Emil NJ. Bryan,
Misses Van Wyck, and Miss Lowering.
| Thefollowing extracts from the Combined
Senatorial and Consular edition will doubt
less prove interesting
His eXcellency the minister, Jushii r
Kuki, has travelled extensively, giving
special attention to political, Industrial,
and educ itional subjects
In 1872, at the age OF 20 years, he was
sent to Europe to investigate the political
industrial. and educational science In that
part OF the world. He was Japan's com
missioner to the French exposition, and
while abroad acquired high reputation
was honored with the order of the Legion
OF Honor the king Of Italy conferred upor
him the decoration OF an officer OF the or
| uer Ol Tue STOWn OF ltaly.
Mr. Kuki, while on his way home from
Europe, by way of China, met the late Gen
Grant aud formed with bin an intimat,
friendship, which continued until the gen
erals death. His biography shows him t
be man of brilliant and active character
and will be interesting to read,
His lady, Nine. lIatsu Kuki, is every
where highly popular and welcome on ac
count OF her alfabilty, intelligence, ant
beauty.
They left two chidIen, boy and a girl
In Japan, and have had son born to then
In this country IN May, 1885.
Mr.. and Nine, Kuki are both exceedingly
fond OF tine art, and the legation is full o
antique aud modern specimens, mostly Mr.
kukl's own private property brought witt
him from Japan.
IL is not uncommon to hear the sayin
that "Japan Is the Athens of this century
and the Japanese legation is Athens II
Washipaton.n
| Mr,tShiro Akabane has filled very i'm
porDnt missions previous to his becoming
connected with the legation In America
lNhile Mr.. X, Saigo Is the eldest sou of tn